Bracing-iron.



31mins B. BANKSON, on cannon, son'rn DAKOTA.

BRACING-IRON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 27, 1914.

Patented Sept. 8, 1914. Serial No. 827,701.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, Jnarns B. BANKSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Canton, in the county of Lincoln and State of South Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bracing-Irons; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to braces and more particularly to bracing irons used in the con struction of vehicle or wagon body frames.

The primary object of this invention is the provision of a bracing iron used in the construction of various wagon frames, such as hay racks or the like, which bracing iron is used for holding the various parts of the frame together, providing firm and secure connections for the parts and decreasing the number of timbers necessary for properly constructing and bracing the frame.

Another object of this invention is the provision of bracing irons as specified which are formed so as to provide buffing irons for engagement with the wagon wheel rims or tires during the turning of the wagon.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view this invention consists in such novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and claimed.

in describing the invention in detail reference will be had to the .accompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference designate like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which- Figure 1 is a rear view of the wagon, showing a hay frame mounted thereon, and showing the improved bracing irons applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a sectional view through a part of the improved bracing iron, showing the remainder thereof in elevation, and Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the improved bracing iron.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, l desi nates the running gear of a wagon, which has the rear and front wheels 2 rotatably carried thereby, for the traction of the wagon, and the bolster 3 supported upon the axles of the wagon 1. The wagon 1 shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, has a hay frame or rack mounted thereupon, which hay frame is constructed in the usual manner, havinga rectangular frame 5 constructed of side or longitudinally extending boards 6 and 7. The boards 6 and 7 are braced by cross pieces 8, and the longitudinally eX- tending sleepers 9 and 10, which sleepers are positioned beneath the cross pieces 8, and engage the upper surface of the bolster 3 of the wagon for supporting the frame 5 thereupon. The sleepers 9 and 10 are connected to the rectangular frame 5 through the medium of bracing or connecting irons 15. The bracing or connecting irons 15 are con structed of a plurality of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described.

The upper section of the bracing iron 15, is an angled block 16, having depending ear 17 formed upon the marginal edge of the arm 18 thereof, which arm engages the upper edge of the cross pieces 5, which cross pieces fit snugly within the corner of the block 18, being held therein and prevented from movement by the depending ears 17, which ears engage one side of the cross pieces 15 and as is clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

The side 19 of the angled block 16, has a boss 20 formed thereupon, which boss is provided with a bore 21 extending therethrough, in which bore is slidably seated the bolt 22. The bolt 22 extends downwardly from the block 16 and is adjustably seated in the boss 23, which is formed upon the rear face of the angle side 24 of the angle block 25. The block 25 is provided with reinforcing ribs 26 which extend diagonally across the rear face of the same, terminating at the corners of the rear plate 24, and inwardly at the boss 23, as is clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings. The boss 23 is provided with internal screw threads, which threads engage the external screw threads upon the lower terminal end of the bolt 22, for holding the block 25 in binding engagement with the under edge of the sleepers 9 and 10, which sleepers are seated in the recess 27, which recess is formed between the parallel plates 24 and 28, the plate 28 being formed upon the opposite marginal edge of the base plate 29, from the plate 24 and extending upwardly from the base plate 29 as is clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. The recess 27 is formed so as to fit snugly aboutthe outer surface of the lower portion of the sleepers 9 and 10, and by adjusting the nuts 22, the two angled blocks 16 and 25 may be drawn toward each other, for holding the various cross pieces-5 and the sleepers 9 and 10 in binding engagement With each other for forming a hay frame or raclr.

The outer face of the plate 28 forms a 5 butting iron, for engagement with the edge of the tire of the traction Wheels 2, When the Wagon is turning a corner and prevents of the Wearing of the sleepers by the Wheel rim.

In practice certain minor features of construction may necessitate alterations to which the patentee is entitled provided such alterations are comprehended Within the scope of What is claimed.

0 hat it claim i side plate, said lug being provided With a screw threaded bore extending therethrongh, a second side plate extending parallel with said. first named side plate forming a recess for the reception of the sleepers of the hay frame, said second named side plate forming a rubbing iron for the Wheels of the vehicle upon which the hay frame is mounted a bolt adjuscahly mounted Within said screw threaded bore, a second angle block slidahly mounted upon said belt for engagement with the Cross arms of the hay frame for securely hind'ng the sleepers and the cross arms in proper position. for torming a hay :trame.

l'n testimonywhereof l atlix my signatm'e in presence of two Witnesses.

JAMES B. BANYPUN.

Vtitnesses Timon HANNAH, ASA Fomzns'r, Jr.

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